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The history of hospital technology – from stethoscope to digital diagnosticsHistory · 9 minThe hospital technician assistant works with devices that measure the body's electrical and physiological signals – heart, brain, hearing and lungs. Here we follow the development from the first simple instruments to today's digital equipment, and you see how operating the devices became a profession in itself.The everyday as a hospital technical assistantWeekday · 8 minA day as a hospital technical assistant consists of preparation, examinations and documentation – and many short, important meetings with people. Here you get a picture of the tasks, cooperation and professional care that binds it all together.The equipment you work with.Equipment and technology. · 8 minThe hospital technician assistant operates several types of devices, each measuring a part of the body. Here we cover the most central ones – what they measure, how they roughly function, and what you should pay special attention to.Hygiene, safety and patient rightsHygiene and ethics · 8 minIn health care, hygiene, patient safety and confidentiality are not extra tasks – they are part of expertise. Here we go through the most important principles you as a hospital technical assistant should work by every day.Specialties and career pathsCareer · 7 minThe craft opens for work within several areas of body function, and there are good opportunities to specialize and develop. Here we look at the directions you can take and what's needed to move forward.The education's structure from basic course to education certificate.Education · 9 minBiomedical technician assistant is a vocational training with a total duration of 3 to 3 years and 11 months and 9 months. Here you get an overview of basic courses 1 and 2, the main course's alternation between school periods and training, entry requirements, and how to get in.PLACEHOLDER_13Job and career · 8 minAs a hospital technical assistant trainee you are in the main course employed and receive trainee wages while you learn. Here we look at how trainee wages typically increase through the course what a collective agreement means what adult trainee wages are and what conditions apply when you are fully trained.Rules, authorisation and certificates in the subjectRules and legislation · 8 minAs a hospital technical assistant you work in a healthcare system that is closely regulated by law medical record keeping and patient rights. Here we look at the formal training certificate how responsibility is delegated and what rules about data and security you should know.Work environment safety and ergonomics in depthSafety · 9 minWork as a medical technologist assistant is rarely heavy in the classical sense but it has its own burdens: repeated positions, hygiene around patients and equipment and demands for concentration. Here you get a thorough look at the work environment and how to take care of yourself.The industry today — workplaces, jobs and futureJob and career · 8 minBiomedical technician assistants are a specialized professional group closely associated with hospitals' audiology and neurophysiology departments as well as private clinics. Here we look at where you can work, what drives demand, and how the future looks.Further and continuing education – how you build on topEducation · 8 minA degree as a hospital technical assistant is not a dead end. Here we look at continuing education on the job, how you can build further toward academy and professional bachelor's degrees, and how to keep your skills sharp throughout your working life.ECG in depth — 12-lead recording, electrode placement and artifacts.Technique · 8 minThe ECG recording is one of the most common tools in your everyday work, but behind the simple action lies a precise standard for placement and technique. Here you get a technical overview of the classic 12-lead system, correct electrode placement and the artifacts that most often ruin a recording.EEG and neurophysiological examinations — the brain's electrical activity.Neurophysiology · 8 minEEG shows the cerebral cortex's electrical activity and requires that the electrodes are placed in exactly the same spot each time. Here we go deep into the international 10-20 system, EEG indications, patient preparation, and the most common artifacts.EMG, nerve conduction studies, and evoked responsesNeurophysiology · 8 minBeyond EEG, neurophysiology covers nerve conduction studies (ENG), electromyography (EMG) and evoked potentials (VEP, SEP, AEP). Here you get an overview of what they test, how they are performed and what your role as an assistant is.Audiometry and hearing tests — how you measure hearingAudiology · 8 minPure tone audiometry is most used method to quantify hearing and result is drawn in audiogram. Here you get overview of air and bone conduction dB HL scale WHO classification of hearing loss plus speech audiometry tympanometry and otoscopyQuality assurance and calibration of medical equipmentQuality and technique · 6 minBehind Every Measurement Stands a Piece of Medical Equipment that Must Meet Strict Safety and Accuracy Requirements. You Don't Calibrate it Yourself, but You Are Often the One Who Notices if Something is Wrong. Here You Get an Overview of the Rules and Your Role in Daily Checks.Record keeping is voluntary and is not mentioned in the trainingRules and documentation · 7 minEvery examination must be documented so that the doctor and other healthcare professionals can use the result — and so the patient is protected. Here you get an overview of the requirements of the medical records regulation, what a patient record must contain, and how confidentiality and GDPR work together.Children, anxiety and special considerations during examinationsPatient contact · 7 minNot all patients can cooperate in the same way as a healthy adult. Children, the elderly, people with cognitive challenges and anxious patients place different demands on your approach, without reducing the requirements for a technically correct examination. Here you get concrete strategies to adapt your communication.